Guide 10A
Conservation
Preserving Species & Habitats
In this guide you will learn how endangered species and their habitats are researched and preserved.
Video Overview
We will begin with this guide overview video.
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Conservation Guide Contents
Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.
Conservation Objectives
Extinctions
Describe the mass extinctions of the past and compare them to current extinction causes and rates; and explain how a genetic bottleneck can occur, how it can lead to extinction, and provide a representative species that has experienced a bottleneck event.
Invasive Species
Provide examples of invasive species, including how they have moved into new locations; and describe the impacts invasive species can have on endemic species.
Endangered Species
Share multiple examples of endangered species, including why the species face extinction and attempts being made to study and/or preserve the species; and provide characteristics of birds commonly called “raptors” and explain why these species are often at risk for extinction.
Marine Mammals
Describe the structural characteristics, evolutionary history, and current status of marine mammals; and explain the technological steps being taken to revive extinct species from genetic samples.
Conservation Product Page
Look ahead to the products (quiz & media piece) you will be making after completing this guide’s four activity pages.
Conservation Resource Page
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